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TopicMaharashtra government

Topic: Maharashtra government

Shiv Sena sacks rebel leader Eknath Shinde, Sharad Pawar says no idea he wanted to be CM

Senior leader and Maharashtra minister Shinde, apparently disenchanted with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, is in a hotel in BJP-ruled Gujarat with several other MLAs.

A ‘golden record’ of all residents — Maharashtra plans master database for faster services

State cabinet approved Maharashtra Unified Citizen Data for Digital Delivery of Services last year. According to govt resolution, state has allocated Rs 294.02 crore for project.

Fadnavis, BJP leaders detained during protest demanding Nawab Malik’s resignation in Mumbai

Fadnavis had claimed in the Maharashtra assembly that Malik had knowingly entered into a transaction related to the land owned by Dawood’ aides

‘Where is the logic?’ SC rejects Maharashtra recommendation for OBC quota in local body polls

SC cites lack of empirical data, directs state election body not to act on state backward class commission’s report. Seats reserved for OBCs to be treated as 'general'.

Mumbai’s new police commissioner is ‘fearless’ IIT alum dubbed state govt’s ‘blue-eyed boy’ by HC

Sanjay Pandey, 59, was appointed commissioner of Mumbai Police Monday. He has earlier served as acting Maharashtra DGP, and is set to retire in June.

South Mumbai to Navi Mumbai in 45 mins — India’s first water taxi service launched in island city

A speedboat trip from South Mumbai to Navi Mumbai will cost Rs 1,200 per passenger, while a monthly pass will cost Rs 12,000.

Will resolve row on sharing documents on Anil Deshmukh with CBI: Maharashtra govt tells HC

The court had asked the state government to reconsider after the Uddhav Thackeray government claimed the documents sought by CBI had no relevance in probe against Deshmukh.

PIL in Bombay HC claims govt official visited Israel in 2019 to acquire Pegasus-like spyware

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Maharashtra government on a PIL questioning a 2019 visit to Israel by...

Consider dedicated education channel for students amid Covid: Bombay HC to Maharashtra govt

The Bombay HC bench asked the state govt to set up the channel in consultation with Centre so that students, particularly in rural areas, do not suffer during Covid.

Clear out old, dusty files & clean up, Uddhav govt tells ‘plush’ Mantralaya

While the entrance to the Maharashtra govt headquarters in Mumbai is plush, it gives way to sloppy, cramped offices, littered with old files, magazines and newspapers.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.